'I don't feel there's a place for me in this world anymore' - those are the chilling words of a young woman who was threatened with a gun, before being raped behind a mosque, in the street and at her own home by two sickening Sheffield teenagers.
Jason Pitter QC told Sheffield Crown Court how the young woman was home...
A new report into retail returns reveals many of Britain’s favourite retro clothing, hobby and collectors’ stores will fail in 2018, because customers expect to be able to return items for any reason, without even paying postage.
The UK’s best-loved retro clothing, hobby and collectable stores are under threat. In a new report by the leading courier price site ParcelHero...
Around 300 homeowners in Yorkshire and the North East who live near motorways or major A roads could soon get free double glazing to reduce noise levels.
A new Highways England initiative will see the owners of more than 3,000 homes across the country being offered upgrades to windows, bi-folding doors and patio doors in bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms...
Largest Muslim funeral in Leeds as thousands offer Namaz-e-Janaza of community hero Akhlaq Hussain Mir
The funeral of a man considered to be a “pillar of the community” witnessed the biggest Muslim funeral in Leeds take place. Thousands of mourners overflowed into the mosque’s adjoining streets to offer the Namaz-e-Janaza (funeral prayers) for Akhlaq Hussain Mir.
66-year-old Mr Mir, chairman of...
A persistent fly-tipper was caught on camera using a van, which was later crushed by Bradford Council.
The Ford Transit van was linked to multiple fly-tipping offences across the district and it was seized after being spotted on a grass verge in Lynfield Drive, Heaton.
Imran David Bham and another person were filmed using the van to fly-tip in 2016 but...
Authorities in Indian capital Delhi say they have asked actor Pierce Brosnan to explain why he was in an advert for a local mouth freshener associated with an addictive form of chewing tobacco.
Indian law prohibits all advertisements of tobacco products.
Now Indian officials say he could be fined 5,000 rupees (£56) or go to jail for two years if he...
An upcoming annual Zumbathon challenge next month, sets an upbeat tone in engaging women from all backgrounds to help raise money for children’s cancer charity Candlelighters.
Now in it’s fourth year, Muslim-based charity Give a Gift, has raised over £100,000 for numerous Yorkshire-based children’s charities.
This year’s event kicks off with a dhumka shumka (hip swagger) on Sunday 4th March to...
A poet, mental health campaigner, Guinness World Record holder and future space traveller visited Bradford College to inspire students.
Hussain Manawer spoke and performed for students at an event organised by the college’s student-run social work society.
The 26-year-old told the audience how he turned his life around from being an under-achiever at school to seeing off 30,000 other entrants from...
A Bradford-born and Otley-raised man has been appointed as a Queen’s Counsel (QC) following his impressive credentials as a courtroom man.
As a student at the University of Huddersfield, Dapinder Singh realised that criminal law and advocacy were the facets of the course that most fascinated him and they became his focus.
This led to a highly successful courtroom career and...
Nabeelah Hafeez brings her experience of growing up in the Pakistani community in Bradford to Kala Sangam, through images and words captured by Nabeelah and her late father the Poet Mohammed Hafeez Johar.
When the late Bradford based poet Mohammad Hafeez Johar passed away one of his prized possessions – a pentax camera – to his daughter Nabeelah Hafeez, a...
Noisy neighbours can be a real problem for those unfortunate enough to have to live next door to them. Going to court to deal with the problem is always a last resort. If you do however need to pursue court proceedings then there are two main remedies available: you can either pursue a claim for damages or apply for...
In what has been hailed as a landmark judgment, a home owner whose property was affected by Japanese knotweed from neighbouring land has been awarded damages against his neighbour.
Japanese knotweed has been described as the UK’s most aggressive, destructive and invasive plant. It has the ability to grow three to four metres during the growing season and its roots...
Yorkshire has many things it can be proud of, but now it transpires that Huddersfield boasts the record for not having a single asylum seeker sleeping rough in the city.
Much of this is due to the dedication of the city’s charity DASH, which stands for Destitute Asylum Seekers, Huddersfield.
The charity provides a vital safety net for asylum seekers...
Ahead of the launch of the upcoming Winter League Stepney Football Club have launched a smart new team kit in association with the charity Human Relief Foundation.
The launch took place at the humanitarian charity's Whitechapel offices and was attended by several team members and stalwarts including Afazul Hoque, Sham Zaman, Russell Choudhury, Akik Miah and London Makkah cyclist and...
While Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said that he does not feel like a 50-year-old man he completes 25 years in the film industry, the red carpet was ablaze with bollywood glitterati making their way down to the Zee Cine awards.
Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Sridevi are just a few of the...
“The parlour itself makes you feel like you’re actually stepping into a funky laboratory. It’s great for children, or anyone who wants to release their inner child.”
We all remember being served a cornet from a colourful van and a vendor in a white coat, well now we can share that same experience in an innovative parlour, where all the...
Hindus cautiously welcome BBC's "change of heart" on religious programming
Hindus have cautiously welcomed the ambitious and wide-ranging British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) plans to enhance coverage of religion with a pluralistic approach.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed; commenting on the detailed "BBC Religion & Ethics Review" released by its Director General Tony Hall on December 20; in a statement in Nevada (USA)...
MP Naz Shah talks about the findings from a report on role of British Muslim charities and individuals
Frustratingly Muslims have been under relentless scrutiny as to whether they are integrated to British values or not, much of this a distasteful consequence of “sensational” headlines and mass negative mainstream media coverage.
Now a new report commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary...
A former supermarket employee and her boyfriend were among a gang sentenced to more than 28 years in prison after they admitted roles in a conspiracy to rob cash-in-transit vans.
Nisha Nadeem and Tariq Aziz, both 20, were jailed at Bradford Crown Court in relation to the conspiracy, which involved the robbery of a G4S cash-in-transit van in Bradford earlier...
If you’re lucky enough to find a brand new bike under your Christmas tree, don’t let your old one go to waste – why not donate it to Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries so someone else can benefit from it?
The award-winning Yorkshire Bank Bike Library scheme has one simple aim: to give every child in Yorkshire access to a bike,...
